Digestive Organs
Mouth - correct answer Receptacle of food; works with
associated structures (teeth/tongue) to break up food and pass food and liquids to
pharynx.
Salivary Glands - correct answer Provide buffers and
lubrication; Produce enzymes that begin digestion.
Esophagus - correct answer Delivers food to stomach.
Stomach - correct answer Secretes acids and enzymes.
Small Intestine - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes,
buffers, ad hormones; absorbs nutrients.
Liver - correct answer Secretes bile; regulates nutrient
composition of blood.
Gallbladder - correct answer Stores and concentrates bile for
release into small intestine.
Pancreas - correct answer Secretes digestive enzymes and
buffers; contains endocrine cells.
Large Intestine - correct answer Removes water from fecal
material; stores wastes.
